Dump cart



Dec. 29, 1953 Filed Dec. 27, 1949 w. J. MUELLER ET AL DUMP CART 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 NVENTORJ Dec. 29, 1953 w. J. MUELLER. ET AL DUMP CART Filed Dec. 2'7, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 29, 1953 DUMP CART Wesley-J Mueller and 'IrvingR. Smith, Milwaukee, Wis., assignors to Sterling -Wl1eelba'rrowf Company, Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Application Decemb'er' 27, 1949, seriammiaans sperms; (c1. zaps) 11, This. invention relates to improvements in 'carts and moreparticularly to. dump carts;

Our prior patent; Number-2,189,079; discloses-adump cart which mayibe'furnished in a size to ac' commodate the entire discharge of a standard? concrete mixer and which is readily operable" by one man, the cart being tiltable'to dumping position without lifting the: wheels ofi" of theground;

It. is? ageneral object of the present invention to provide an improved ca-rt construction wherein the'body of thecartis tiltable to a greater dumping: angle, thereby:- insuring.- quick removal": of the load therefrom.

A furtherobject of the invention is to provide an improvedcart' which can be locked in dumping position to facilitate 'cleaningfof its interior and to-prevent the collect-ion of w'ateror other'ma terialj therein.during storager A furtherobject; ofz'thek invention is to provide" an improved cart of the class described which can-v also be locked innormalload carrying position.

A further objectof'the invention is to provide animproved cartof the class 1 described wherein the parts thereof" move freely during dumping or return, there beingynoint'ermediate critical positions requiring special manual orother adjust ment in order to completethemovement from one extremepcsition to:thcother.

A further objectofjthe invention is to provide an improved cart of .the'class described which is simple in constructiom, strong and durable, and.

otherwise well adapted for thvpurposes described;

With theabove and-other'objects in view-the inventionconsistsof therimproved cart; and allofits-:parts and combinations, assetforthin the."

claims, andallequivalentszthereof.

In the drawings. accompanying and forming a part of this specification, wherein'is shown one complete" embodiment. of: 1 the preferred formofthe invention, and whereinlike characters of referenceindicatethesame parts'in all of the'views:

Fig. 1 is a side'view of theimproved-cart with the body thereof: in normal position, part of one of the cart.wheels-beingrbrokenaway,the dotand" dash lines showing the cart-"tilted partway to ward dum'ping-position;3

Fig. 2 is'a view similar to'Fig; 1 showing the;

body of the improvedrca'rtindumpingposition;

Fig.- 3 is a perspective rear. view of-xthe improved. cart in the positionof Fig: 2;", Fig.1 4 is-a' fragmentary: vertical sectional view' taken approximately alongithe line 4-4 of Fig. '3;

and

Fig,; -5.;isanew-similar to:Figlhbuttakemalonge the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 when the body of the improved cart is in normalposition.

In the drawings, the numeral I I designates the body portion of the improved cart, said body being adapted to serve as a-receptacle for concrete or other material. The body It] has an open top and has an arcuatebottom I I, aswell as a pair of substantially parallelvertical side walls I2 and I 3. The bottom II and: the walls I2 and I3 are preferably' of sheet metal construction.

A-generally U-shapedtubular handle I 4 is fixed.

to the body'lfiwith the'arms'of said handle positioned adjacent-the upper margin of said body, as shown. A pair of spacedrear legs I5 and I6 projectdownwardlyfrom the rear end of the body Ill and are interconnected by a transversely extending tie rod H. A bar member I8 is fixed to the frontedge'of thebody I0 and has its ends secured as by welding, to the ends of the handle I4.

Preferably-three spaced, coaxial sleeve bearings:

I9, 29' and 2| are fixed, as by welding, to the underside of the bottom wall II (see Fig. 3). tubular axle 31 isrotatably mounted in said sleeve bearings, andfixedto or formed on the outer ends of said axle; outwardly of the'bearings IG and H respectively, are'crank arms 22 and 23, the latter being substantially coplanar. The outer ends of the crank arrns 22 and 23 are formed with outwardly-projecting stub axles 24 and 25, said stub axlesbeing coaxial with respect to each other and parallel-withtheaxle'31. A pair of rubber tired wheels- 26 and 2 are rotatably mounted on the stub axles 24;"and25." The wheels are preferably of a diameter such that they. project above the --upper margin of the body HI, as shown.

It-will be noted-from Fig. 1 that the axle 31 is positioned wellforwardlyof the lowermost portionofthebody It, and also well forwardly of a point midway of the length of said'body. Fixed to the outer surface of'the sidewalls I2 and i3 and extending? upwardly and rearwardly from ad' jacent the'axle tliare angle bar stop members 28 and zt which are-adapted to be engaged by the crank arms 22 and 23, as shown in Fig. 1, when the "body IIl isin normal upright position. The stop'mem'bers-28" and''e have end portions 28' and 29" which"project'forwardly of the bottom wall! I oftherbody lU-; as-sh0.vninFigj 1, said end portions-b'eing adapted to be'engagedby the crank arms 22 and-23-when thebody I (lie in dumping position, asshown inFig; 2. It will be noted that the stopmembers 28--28'-and29+29 permitpivotaLmovement-of the crank arms'22 and 23 and the axle 31 in excess ofdegrees.-

Fixed-atone endtothebottom Wall IIadjaaxis.

cent the bar l8 are a pair of spaced rocker members 30 and 3!. The rockers are positioned adjacent the sides of the body It and extend from the bar I8 downwardly and rearwardly, as shown in Fig. l. The rockers are fixed at their opposite ends to the bottom wall I I adjacent the bearing sleeves l9 and 2!.

Referring to Figs. 3 and i it will be noted that the bearing sleeve 29 and the axle 3'! are formed with diametrically extending apertures 32 and 33 respectively, said apertures being coaxial when the body I3 is in dumping position. A pin 34 may be positioned in the coaxial apertures 32 and 33, and said pin may be L-shaped, as shown, for ease of handling. The pin 34 prevents rotative movement of the axle 3! in the bearing 20, and when so positioned, locks the body in dumping position.

Referring now to Fig. it will be noted that the sleeve 2|! and axle 3! are also formed with diametrically extending apertures 35 and 33, said apertures being coaxial when the bod it is in normal upright position. The pin 33 may alternatively be positioned in the apertures 35 and 36, as shown in Fig. 5, and when in this position said pin also prevents rotation of the axle 3i in the bearing 2!).

The cart, in use, is normally filled when in its upright position of Fig. 1. In this position the body H! is supported both by the wheels and 26 and by the rear legs l5 and [8. To dump the cart, the workman lifts upwardly on the handle I4 until the rockers 38 and 3! strike the ground. This tilting movement is about the axis of the wheels and is in a, counterclockwise direction, as

viewed in Fig. 1. During this movement the main portions of the stop members 28 and 29 are in engagement with the crank arms 22 and 23. The position of the parts at the instant of engagement of the rockers with the ground is shown in dot and dash lines in Fig. 1. It will be noted that in this position the axle 31 is positioned almost directly below the wheel axis.

Further upward lifting of the handle It causes the body to continue to pivot in a counterclockwise direction (as viewed in Fig. 1), but on the rockers 30 and 3! rather than about the wheel During this rocking movement toward the position of Figs. 2 and 3, the axle 31 is raised. The wheels 26 and 2'! remain on the ground during the entire tilting movement of the body ill, and the crank arms 22 and 23 freely pivot approximately 120 degrees in a clockwise direction in moving from the dot and dash line position of Fig. l to the position of Fig. 2 about the wheel axis.

The portions 28' and 29' of th stop members 28 and 29 are brought into engagement with the crank arms 22 and 23 as the body reaches the dumping position shown in Fig. 3. t will be noted that the crank arms have moved in excess of 180 degrees relative to the body it during movement between the main portions of the stops 28 and 29 and the extensions 28' and 29 thereof.

The weight of the pivotall mounted wheel assembly acts as a counterbalance when the body is in the dumping position, and further tilting is thereby prevented. It will be noted that when the body It) is in the dumping position of Fig. 2, the material therein will flow freely from the body since in this position the open top of the body is tilted well past the vertical, and the portion of the bottom wall II, which is adjacent the rockers, is almost vertical.

The improved cart is stable in the dumping position of Fig. 2, and may be cleaned or stored while in this position. It may, if desired, be locked in dumping position by inserting the pin 34 in the apertures 32 and 33, as shown in Fig. 4. The improved cart may also be locked in its normal, upright position by insertingthe pin 34 in the apertures 35 and 36' when the body It is in the position of Figs. 1 and 5.

It is apparent from the above that the invention provides an improved cart which can be easily tilted from normal position to dumping position and which, when in dumping position, is tilted to a considerably greater angle than has heretofore been possible in carts of this type. This feature greatly increases the speed with which dumping and cleaning may be accomplished. ,The locking feature is useful in preventing unexpected collapse of the improved cart from dumping position as a result of accidentally jarring or otherwise tripping said cart.

Various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all of such changes are contemplated, as may come within the scope of the claims.

What We claim is:

1. In a cart having a body portion forming a receptacle: crank arms pivotally mounted on said body substantially forwardly of a point midway of the length of the body but substantially rearwardly of the front end of the body, wheels rotatably carried by said crank arms, stop means on the sides of said body having crank arm engaging portions normally positioned in engagement with and above said crank arms and located between the crank arms and the forward portion of the body when the crank arms are extending obliquely upwardly and rearwardly to offset the axis of the wheels rearwardly of and above the axis of the pivotal connection between the body and the crank arms, the body being tiltable forwardly into contact with the ground and the pivotal connection for the crank arms providing for downward movement of the crank arms as the body is tilted, said crank arms being of such limited length and so disposed that there may be a relative swinging movement between the crank arms and body of more than degrees during tilting of the body.

2. In a cart having a body portion forming a receptacle; crank arms pivotally mounted at one end on said body substantially forwardly of a point midway of the length of the body but substantially rearwardly of the front end of the body, wheels rotatably carried by the other end of said crank. arms, and stop means on the sides of said body having crank arm engaging portions normally positioned in engagement with and above said crank arms and between the crank arms and the forward portion of the body when said crank arms are extending obliquely upwardly and rearwardly to offset the axis of the wheels rearwardly of and above the axis of the pivotal connection between the body and the crank arms.

3. In a cart having a body portion forming a receptacle: an axle rotatably mounted on said body substantially forwardly of a point midway of the length of said body, crank arms rigidly connected at one end to the ends of said axle, wheels rotatably carried by the other ends of said crank arms, stop means on said body having crank engaging portions normally positioned above said crank arms to be engaged by said crank arms when the latter are extending obliquely upwardly and rearwardly to offset the axis of the wheels rearwardly of the axis of the pivotal connection between the body and crank arms when the body is in normal upright position, and releasable means between said body and axle for locking said axle against rotating movement relative to said body when the body is in a predetermined position.

4. In a cart having a body portion forming a receptacle: an axle rotatably mounted on said body substantially forwardly of a point midway of the length of said body, crank arms rigidly connected at one end to the ends of said axle, stop means on said body having crank engaging portions normally positioned above said crank arms to be engaged by said crank arms when the latter are extending obliquely upwardly and rearwardly to offset the axis of the wheels rearwardly of the axis of the pivotal connection between the body and crank arm when the body is in normal upright position, and releasable meansfbetween said body and axle for selectively locking said axle against rotating movement when the body is in normal position or when the body isin tilted position.

5. In a cart having a body portion forming a receptacle: crank arms pivotally mounted'on said body substantially forwardly of a point midway of the length of the body but substantially rearwardly of the front end of the body, wheels ro tatably carried by said crank arms, stop means on the sides of said body having crank arm engaging portions normally positioned in engagement with and above said crank arms and located between the crank arms and the forward portion of the body when the crank arms are extending obliquely upwardly and rearwardly to offset the axis of the wheels rearwardly of and above the axis of the pivotal connection between the body and the crank arms, the body being tiltable forwardly into contact with the ground and the pivotal connection for the crank arms pIOVidiIlg for downward movement of the crank arms as the body is tilted.

WESLEY J. MUELLER. IRVING R. SMITH.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 677,467 Potter July 2, 1901 1,885,795 Barrows Nov. 1, 1932 2,189,079 Mueller et a1 Feb. 6, 1940 2,201,224 Buchen May 21, 1940 2,482,608 Bedell Sept. 20, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 461,297 Great Britain Feb. 15, 1937 

